Out of Home Advertising and the Digital Revolution

Out of home advertising has always been an effective form of marketing; the popularity of posters, billboards and outdoor signage around our high streets, shopping centres, retail parks and railway stations is testament to that. Of course, we spend a large proportion of our lives out of the home, commuting, shopping or spending our leisure […]

Is Your Digital Signage Ready for a Heatwave?

Reports in the national press suggest that the end of this month could see a heatwave across Britain, lasting for two weeks and making it the hottest May in several centuries. Of course, such weather predictions can often be inaccurate or just plain wrong, but if proved right, excessive temperatures could have an effect on […]

Reasons to Visit Armagard at Screenmedia Expo 2011

ScreenMedia, the digital place-based marketing, technology and emerging media show for Europe, runs on 18-19 May in Earls Court 2, London and Armagard will be attending for the second year running. With all the latest and Dooh, kiosk, and interactive media technologies being demonstrated at the two-day show, ScreenMedia 2011 is a must for anybody […]

Armagard at Screen Media Expo 2011 Booth #E41

It’s that time of year again when expos, conferences and trade shows begin to dominate the horizon. Perhaps the largest gathering of digital signage companies in the UK, with many others coming from Europe and even America, Screen Media Expo 2011 is looking to be an exciting and rewarding event. The two-day event, being held […]

Information Screens Uses Indoors and Out

Providing customers with information and keeping them informed is essential for many businesses. The transport industry have long adopted video displays even before the rise of flat screen TVs like LCD or plasma, when CRT monitors displayed timetabling information in train stations and bus depots. Of course, now TVs have got thinner and cheaper, these […]

Keeping a Screen Free from Dust

Since the rise of the flat panel television, LCD and plasma screens have begun to seep out of the home and are now a common sight in all sorts of locations. From digital signage systems in shopping centres and malls, to screens used as information displays in transport hubs, the modern television is used for […]

Media Players and Thin Client PCs – Simple and Cost Effective Digital Signage Solutions

For screen installers, intent on sourcing and operating their own digital signage or information display, very often while they spend a lot of time and research looking into screens, and yet few spend enough time thinking about the media player hardware. And media players are a confusing buy with so many different models on the […]

Home Improvement Ideas – Patio TV

With spring arriving it’s often a good time to begin those home improvement projects that can help make our homes a more enjoyable place to be. One are of the home that people often concentrate on at this time of year is the garden or back yard. And understandably, with so few warm days in […]

Modernising your Business with Digital Signage

For many businesses, image is as important a factor as customer service, especially for retailers and other industries where customers regularly visit the location, and providing a good impression can make the difference between making a sale or not. Few people would buy clothes from a store where the items had been strewn over the […]

What Screens can LCD Enclosures Accommodate?

A common question often encountered by customers looking to embark on outdoor digital signage, an outdoor TV or an outdoor information screen, is what type of screen can be placed inside? There is of course, a wide variety of different types of televisions available. Not only can you choose between plasma, LCD and LED backlights […]